Spool and needle holder.



R. H. BENNET.

SPOOL AND NEEDLE HOLDER,

APPLICATION TILED AUG.30, 1911. RENEWED MAR. 13. ms.

Patnted May 13, 1913.

ROBERT H. BENNET, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPOOL AND NEEDLE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed August 30, 1911, Serial No. 646,900. Renewed March 13, 1913. Serial No. 754,131.

T; all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT H. Banner, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spool and Needle Holders, of which the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings.

This invention relates to spool and needle holders, but more particularly to a portable device for holding a spool, reel or ball of crochet thread and one or more crochet needles.

One object of the invention is to enable the spool, reel or ball of thread and the needles to be held by means of a device which is simple and cheap to manufacture, and another object is to construct a device of this character in such manner that it will always be in stable equilibrium, even with the relatively long metal needles in position in the holder, point downward, which needles ordinarily have heavy butts or handles.

The invention consists of the device shown in its preferred form in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the device is preferably made of wood, and A represents a relatively thick rectangular base block, having the relatively thinner flat parallel upright side members B secured thereto, preferably against the end faces C of the base block for a purpose hereinafter to appear. A spindle J is loosely mounted horizontally in the transverse apertures H in the side members, for revolubly carrying a spool L, which may be a reel or ball. The side members B are of sufficient thickness to permit needle holding recesses R to be formed wholly therein, extending longitudinally of the side members and downwardly and inwardly at an angle to the plane of the base block. As shown, these needle holding recesses preferably extend downwardly to a point below the plane of the upper surface of the base, in order to obtain suflicient depth for securely holding the needles S, which may be of considerable length. By securing the side members 13 to the end faces G of the base block, the needle holes B may be first bored in the process of manufacture, to any desired depth, before the side members are fastened to the base, and the holes R are entirely within the side members, instead of partly in the side members and partly in the base block, which would make a more dillicult and expensive construction in matching the apertured portions.

My improved holder is designed for stable equilibrium at all times, and the center of gravity of the combined mass of the holder, spool and needles is below the geometrical center of the holder, so that the device cannot be readily tipped ever, even if the thread should catch momentarily.

I claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent the following:

A spool and needle holder comprising a relatively thick rectangular base block, relatively thinner flat parallel upright side members secured thereto against the end faces of the base block, and a spindle loosely mounted horizontally in transverse apertures in the side members, said side members being of sullicient thickness to permit needle holding recesses to be formed wholly therein extending longitudinally of the side members and downwardly and inwardly at an angle to the plane of the base block to a point below the plane of the upper surface of the base block.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT E. BENNET.

Witnesses:

I'IENRY SHELDON,

A. E. PARHAM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

